02199nam 2200601 a 450 991078084340332120161219111558.00-7619-6156-91-85702-215-71-4462-3676-51-282-55945-197866125594570-85702-215-6(CKB)2520000000007240(EBL)483395(OCoLC)609855878(SSID)ssj0000365994(PQKBManifestationID)12098851(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365994(PQKBWorkID)10415061(PQKB)11225735(MiAaPQ)EBC483395(OCoLC)654328596(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064183(Au-PeEL)EBL483395(CaPaEBR)ebr10369642(CaONFJC)MIL255945(EXLCZ)99252000000000724020120327d2001 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrSocial theory in the real world[electronic resource] /Steven MilesLondon SAGE20011 online resource (186 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4462-1877-5 0-7619-6155-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-183) and index.Cover; Table of Contents; 1 - Introduction: The 'Reality' of Social Theory; 2 - A Mass Society?; 3 - A Post-Industrial Society?; 4 - A Consumer Society?; 5 - A Post-Modern 'Society'?; 6 - A McDonaldized Society?; 7 - A Risk Society?; 8 - A Global Society?; 9 - Theorizing for 'Real'; References; IndexThe author demonstrates that social theory need not be remote and obscure, but if used in imaginative ways, can be indispensable in challenging our common sense perceptions and understandings.Social sciencesPhilosophySocial sciencesPhilosophy.300.1Miles Steven302705StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910780843403321Social theory in the real world3868858UNINA